hock
Example Sentences
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Razor-sharp teeth and surgical precision allow the bats to make an incision in an animal, such as in the hock of a cow, without the animal feeling it.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
Including any sign of hock burn ulcers at all, it says their shoppers found 74% of the chickens they checked had the condition.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Aldi's most recent annual figures revealed it had found hock burn in 33.5% of its chickens.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Kate Parkes, poultry specialist at the RSPCA, told the BBC that hock burn was "a concerning health issue and, sadly, too common in many intensive farm settings".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
“My mom always put a ham hock in everything. The bone flavors the broth, and you don’t have to put in as much meat. Meat’s expensive.”
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
